EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
cemetery; graveyard...
to advance...
to sprout...
Pang-uri
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/kam-po-SAN-to/
FIL: Isang lugar na laan para sa paglilibing sa mga yumao; sementeryo.
EN: cemetery; graveyard
The original 'final resting place.' It's where you visit your ancestors during Undas, armed with candles, flowers, and a deck of cards. It's the one place where everyone's quiet, except for that one tita who's broadcasting the family drama over your lolo's tombstone.
From Spanish "camposanto" (holy field).
A more traditional or formal term for 'sementeryo.' Often heard in provinces or in literary contexts.
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🇵🇭 Nagpunta kami sa kamposanto noong Araw ng mga Patay.
🇺🇸 We went to the cemetery on All Souls' Day.
🇵🇭 Ang lumang kamposanto ay sinasabing may mga kababalaghan.
🇺🇸 The old graveyard is said to have supernatural occurrences.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.